Eltham Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Eltham (2480) is a suburb of North Coast, Mid North Coast, New South Wales. It is about 606 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Eltham is in the federal electorates of Page, Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Eltham was 351 and is comprised of approximately 52.4% females and 47.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Eltham is 45 years of age.

88.3% of people living in the suburb of Eltham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% England, 1.7% Switzerland, 1.4% Wales, 1.1% Italy, 0.9% New Zealand, 0.9% Netherlands, 0.9% Scotland.

95.4% of people living in Eltham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.4% Italian.

The religious makeup of Eltham is 34.5% No religion, 17.4% Catholic, 14.5% Anglican, 7.4% Uniting Church, 6.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 4.6% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 2.6% Seventh-day Adventist, 2.6% Buddhism, 2.0% Other religious affiliation .

54.0% of people are married, 29.5% have never married and 9.7% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 10 widowed people living in Eltham.

51.9% of the people living in Eltham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 36.5% are working on a part time basis. Eltham has an unemployment rate of 5.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Eltham are 25.4% Professionals, 24.3% Managers, 16.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 9.5% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Labourers, 2.4% Sales workers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Eltham work in are 17.6% Health care and social assistance, 11.8% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.2% Education and training, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.5% Retail trade, 6.5% Construction, 5.3% Wholesale trade, 4.1% Public administration and safety.

43.7% of homes are fully owned, and 42.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 8.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $544 per week and the median household income is $1514 per week.

The median rent in Eltham is $285 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2100 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Eltham postcode 2480

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